續一切經音義 3.100

3.100

Wash and dye (浣染: the first character has the fanqie 洹 + 管. The Gongyang commentary note says: "Removing old grime is called huan." Zheng [Xuan's] commentary on the Mao Poetry says: "Huan means to wash." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Huan means to rinse; it takes the water radical [水] with 幹 as phonetic." The second character has the fanqie 如 + 琰. The Guangya says: "To contaminate." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Dyeing silk into patterned colors; it takes the water radical [水] with 杂 as phonetic." Za (杂) has the same sound as the above).